Question

Light waves come in different wavelengths and frequencies. The color of the light we see is dependent on wavelength. When we see a rainbow, we are actually seeing

Question 18 options:

light waves of the same frequency.


light waves of the same wavelength.


a single wave of light.


light waves of different wavelengths.

Answer 1

different wavelengths which can be split up by the water in the rainbow into the spectrum, likewise with a school laboratory prism spectrometer

Answer 2

We are seeing light waves of different wavelengths. So, the light waves of different colors with different wavelengths disperse in different angles which enables us to see different colors of rainbow.